Reminder: The special convention hotel rate ends April 29th! Make your reservations soon!! The convention website says they still need more reservations to avoid paying a penalty! If you plan to go, get it done!!

Treasury Notes
Don noted that the Region receives 2 checks from National each year based on the Region membership. Between those checks and the Convention, usually all yearly expenses are covered.

The Region's investment fund provides additional funds if needed, from the interest generated. Funds from this earned interest can be obtained by a vote from the Board, when required. The last significant expenditure made may have been the Division's trailer, (which failing memories present were only able to recall!)

Dick noted that the latest changes to the Region's Constitution still need to be approved by the Region's members.

Region Election

Deadlines for RMR candidates for this year's elections are due to the Callboard (Dick) by Friday. Don is running for another term as Treasurer and Gary submitted his bio for candidacy for a Director at large bid. Bill is another possible Director candidate and is currently serving as 2008 Election Chairman.

Upcoming Railroad Events
Check our home page calendar and on-line at: http://trainweb.org/drgwscenicline/events08.html

Sunrise Module Group
Last month's planning meeting for the designing, building, and developing a Division portable layout of modules was cancelled at the time of the meeting due to lack of attendees present. This month's committee meeting is scheduled for April 10th at Dick’s house, 7:00 PM. We may need to start meeting more often to make progress. Contact: Dick.

Rocky Mountain Rails
Rich brought in a flyer for the Rocky Mountain Rails club, which is a 7 1/2 inch gauge riding railroad down in Waterton Canyon near the Kassler Water treatment facility. Their next operation was scheduled for April 5th.

Guests are welcome and there is no admission charge at any of their events. Contact their Webmaster through their website at www.rockymountainrails.com if you would like to visit their club!

Show & Tell: Flat cars & Loads
( Photos by Gary)

April Fool's Special! Car for the Wives Pool, Spa, Massage! Lady at right is saying: "Leave the credit card! Dick's Collection	A Foreman & Sup't turn a flat into a depressed flat! Dick's Collection	TT Depressed center flat to be converted to a very rare HOn3 depressed center flat Dick's Collection	5 flats from a 20 car Lanny Lasso Desert Storm Train Dick's collection
Athearn & Red Caboose flat cars with scratch, Athearn, Life-Like, Chooch, Jordan and Ertl loads in various stages of weathering Gary & Alex's Collection				John's Hopper Coal Loads
Al's banged up and bent to hell GN Gondola		Rich's "Award Winning" Xmas Flat car!	Rich's Chopper OFC	Rich's GN TOFC

Clinic: Turnout Building - Bill
Bill had an emergency with a family illness and so his clinic was postponed. We send our best wishes and thoughts to Bill and his family.

Gary brought his FASTTRACKS template for building HO Dual Gauge, Standard Gauge, and Narrow Gauge turnouts, and displayed the Frog and Point rail tool used to quickly manufacture No. 6 switches. The jig makes it possible to make left and right turnouts in any combination of standard, narrow and dual gauge turnout with the narrow gauge on the left side of the turnouts. Gary's club member Tom also has the opposite matching turnout jig with narrow gauge on the right enabling them to make any combination of No. 6 HO turnouts.

Video: American Railroads - The History Channel
We watched a recording of the History Channel's program on the history and current state of America's railroads, including an overview of UP's yards at Omaha.

NEXT MONTH: May 1 Division Meeting Activities: